Nepal's internet user base grew to 7.20 million in mid-September, up from 7.14 million in mid-August. The internet penetration rate stood at 27.18 percent, up from 26.93 percent a month earlier, figures from the Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) show. Ncell saw its mobile internet base (GPRS, Edge,WCDMA) slip to 3.53 million from 3.55 million a month earlier while UTL's EV-DO base grew to 98,151 from 97,104 in August. Nepal Telecom's dial-up base go down to 4,794 from 4,804 but its ADSL base grew to 116,990 from 115,927 a month earlier. The company also served 3.22 million mobile internet subscribers, up from 3.14 million, and 136,573 EV-DO subscribers, the same as the company reported in the previous month. Nepal Telecom also had 3,689 customers for its new Wimax service, up from 3,177 in August. Other ISPs served 89,219 internet customers, up from 88,568 a month earlier.